2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.

Motherwell
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerMark McGhee
Premier League7th
Scottish CupFifth Round
League CupThird Round
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerDavid Clarkson (13)
Highest home attendance11,318 vs Nancy (2 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance2,818 vs Inverness (13 May 2009)
Average home league attendance5,351

Important Events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2008–09, see transfers in season 2008–09

Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2008)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
8 July 2008 Bob Malcolm[3] unattached Free One year
8 August 2008 Jim O'Brien[4] Celtic Undisclosed Two years
19 August 2008 John Sutton[5] Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed Three years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
19 August 2008 Gunnar Nielsen[4] Blackburn Rovers 6 months
19 August 2008 Maros Klimpl[6] FC Midtjylland 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
13 June 2008 Martin Grehan[3] Stirling Albion Free
13 June 2008 Ross McCormack[7] Cardiff City £100,000
20 July 2008 David Nixon[8] Airdrie United Free
25 July 2008 Stephen McGuire[9] Airdrie United Free

Winter Transfer Window (1 January – 2 February 2009)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
2 January 2009 Artur Krysiak[10] Birmingham City 6 months
2 February 2009 Cillian Sheridan[11] Celtic 6 months
2 February 2008 Semih Aydilek[11] Birmingham City 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length
24 January 2009 Ross Forbes[12] Dumbarton 6 months

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
17 January 2009 Kenny Connolly[13] Ayr United Free
31 January 2009 Chris Porter[14] Derby County £400,000

Motherwell F.C. Season 2008–09 First-team Squad

Updated 5 December 2010[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Graeme Smith
2 DF  SCO Paul Quinn
3 DF  SCO Steven Hammell
4 DF  SCO Mark Reynolds
5 DF  NIR Stephen Craigan ((c))
6 DF  NIR Brian McLean
7 MF  SCO Stephen Hughes
8 MF  SCO Robert Malcolm (Departed January 2009)
9 FW  ENG Chris Porter (Departed January 2009)
9 FW  IRL Cillian Sheridan (Arrived January 2009)
10 FW  SCO David Clarkson
11 FW  ENG John Sutton
12 MF  SCO Darren Smith
13 DF  SVK Maros Klimpl (On loan from FC Midtjylland)
14 MF  SCO Keith Lasley
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  SCO Jamie Murphy
16 MF  SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
17 MF  SCO Jim O'Brien
18 MF  SCO Steven McGarry
19 GK  POL Artur Krysiak (Arrived January 2009)
21 GK  FRO Gunnar Neilsen (On loan from Blackburn Rovers (Departed January 2009))
22 MF  GER Semih Aydilek (Arrived January 2009)
23 FW  SCO Mark Archdeacon
26 MF  SCO Kenny Connolly
29 MF  SCO Ross Forbes
35 FW  SCO Robert McHugh
37 DF  ENG Shaun Hutchinson
43 DF  SCO Steven Saunders
45 FW  SCO Paul Slane

Motherwell F.C. Season 2008–09 Statistics

Appearances

Updated 8 December 2010[16][17]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueUEFA CupScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Graeme Smith 43037+002+003+001+00
2 DF Paul Quinn 40033+102+003+001+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 43037+002+003+001+00
4 DF Mark Reynolds 42036+002+003+001+00
5 DF Stephen Craigan 28022+002+003+001+00
6 DF Brian McLean 12212+020+000+000+00
7 MF Stephen Hughes 40235+012+002+011+00
8 MF Robert Malcolm 16211+222+000+001+00
9 FW Chris Porter 25921+191+100+001+00
9 FW Cillian Sheridan 1529+420+001+100+00
10 FW David Clarkson 391430+3132+003+011+00
11 FW John Sutton 331226+2101+101+120+10
12 MF Darren Smith 2201+1500+200+300+10
13 DF Maros Klimpl 24120+110+003+000+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 33024+402+002+001+00
15 FW Jamie Murphy 34311+1920+200+101+01
16 MF Marc Fitzpatrick 28114+911+003+000+10
17 MF Jim O'Brien 33119+1010+003+001+00
19 MF Steven McGarry 25016+701+000+100+00
21 GK Gunnar Neilsen 000+000+000+000+00
21 GK Artur Krysiak 101+000+000+000+00
22 FW Semih Aydilek 000+000+000+000+00
23 FW Mark Archdeacon 000+000+000+000+00
26 MF Kenny Connolly 000+000+000+000+00
29 MF Ross Forbes 000+000+000+000+00
35 FW Robert McHugh 200+200+000+000+00
37 DF Shaun Hutchinson 101+000+000+000+00
43 DF Steven Saunders 302+100+000+000+00
45 MF Paul Slane 100+100+000+000+00

2008–09 Motherwell Top scorers
Last updated on 8 December 2010[16]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League UEFA Cup Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 10 David Clarkson 13 0 1 0 14
2 11 John Sutton 10 0 2 0 12
3 9 Chris Porter 9 0 0 0 10
4 8 Robert Malcolm 3 0 0 0 3
5 15 Jamie Murphy 2 0 0 1 3
6 28 Brian McLean 2 0 0 0 2
7 9 Cillian Sheridan 2 0 0 0 2
8 7 Stephen Hughes 1 0 1 0 2
9 16 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 0 1
10 13 Maros Klimpl 1 0 0 0 1
11 17 Jim O'Brien 1 0 0 0 1
12 2 Paul Quinn 1 0 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0
/ / / TOTALS 46 0 4 1 51

2008–09 Motherwell Disciplinary Record
Last updated 8 December 2010[16]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League UEFA Cup Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK1Graeme Smith 3000000030
DF2Paul Quinn 5200000052
DF3Steven Hammell 4000001050
DF4Mark Reynolds 6000001070
DF5Stephen Craigan 3000100040
DF6Brian McLean 1000000010
MF7Stephen Hughes 2000000020
MF8Robert Malcolm 5000000050
FW9Chris Porter 0000010001
FW9Cillian Sheridan 0000000000
FW10David Clarkson 6100000061
FW11John Sutton 0000000000
FW12Darren Smith 0000000000
DF13Maroš Klimpl 8000100090
MF14Keith Lasley 7010100090
FW15Jamie Murphy 0000000000
MF16Marc Fitzpatrick 1000000010
MF17Jim O'Brien 0000000000
MF19Steven McGarry 1000000010
GK21Gunnar Nielsen 0000000000
GK21Artur Krysiak 0000000000
FW22Semih Aydilek 0000000000
FW23Mark Archdeacon 0000000000
MF26Kenny Connolly 0000000000
MF29Ross Forbes 0000000000
FW35Robert McHugh 0000000000
DF37Shaun Hutchinson 0000000000
DF43Steven Saunders 0000000000
MF45Paul Slane 0000000000
/ / / TOTALS 52 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 58 4

2008–09 season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League

[17]

Date Opponent Venue Result[18] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s) Report
9 August 2008HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)2–314,219Clarkson (2)
16 August 2008AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–15,872BBC Sport
23 August 2008Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,149Sutton
30 August 2008HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–011,285Sutton
13 September 2008CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–45,872Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 September 2008RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–249,448BBC Sport
27 September 2008St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,786Malcolm, Sutton
5 October 2008FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell(H)3–24,509Porter, Murphy, Sutton
18 October 2008KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–15,113
25 October 2008Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,110Malcolm (2)
1 November 2008HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell(H)2–06,205Porter (2) Sutton
8 November 2008CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–256,504BBC Sport
12 November 2008RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–09,600BBC Sport
15 November 2008FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)0–15,279
22 November 2008HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–44,957Malcolm
29 November 2008AberdeenPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)0–210,302BBC Sport
15 December 2008KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–23,339
20 December 2008HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)0–23,527
27 December 2008InvernessFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–24,521Porter (3)
3 January 2009St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–010,189
7 January 2009HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–04,928Porter
17 January 2009Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)4–07,090Klimpl, Porter, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick
24 January 2009FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,018Clarkson
31 January 2009HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–110,903Clarkson
14 February 2009HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–05,197Clarkson
22 February 2009CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–18,593QuinnBBC Sport
28 February 2009Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,611Sutton, Sheridan
4 March 2009HeartsTynecastle, Edinburgh (A)1–213,306HughesBBC Sport
14 March 2009Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,798Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 March 2009KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–05,434BBC Sport
4 April 2009AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–14,686O'BrienBBC Sport
11 April 2009RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–350,080SuttonBBC Sport
18 April 2009St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–26,626BBC Sport
2 May 2009FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–24,937Clarkson (pen.)BBC Sport
9 May 2009St MirrenSt Mirren Park, Paisley (A)3–14,002Murphy, Clarkson (2)BBC Sport
13 May 2009Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–22,818McLean, SuttonBBC Sport
16 May 2009HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)3–03,383Clarkson, Sheridan, SuttonBBC Sport
23 May 2009KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–24,186McLeanBBC Sport

UEFA Cup 2008–09
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
18 September 2008 1st Round AS Nancy A 0–1 16,094 BBC Sport
2 October 2008 1st Round AS Nancy H 0–2 11,318 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup 2008–09
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
2 February 2009 4th Round Inverurie A 3–0 John Sutton (2, 69), David Clarkson (57) 2,500 BBC Sport
7 February 2009 5th Round St Mirren H 1–1 Stephen Hughes (65) 5,695 BBC Sport
19 February 2009 5th Round Replay St Mirren A 0–1 4,555 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup 2008–09
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
24 September 2008 3rd Round Hamilton H 1–2 Jamie Murphy 5,590 BBC Sport

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 7 9 August 200823 May 2009
Scottish League Cup Third round — Third round 24 September 200824 September 2008
Scottish Cup Fourth round — Fifth round 2 February 200919 February 2009
UEFA Cup First round — First round 2 September 20082 October 2008

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 −3 53
6 Hibernian 38 11 14 13 42 46 −4 47
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 51 −5 48 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 46 51  −5 48 7 6 6 24 27  −3 6 3 10 22 24  −2

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDWLLWWLWWLDLLLLLWDWWDDWDWLDDLLLLWDWL
Position9111091011108973667910111099977776677777777777
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[18] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0–10–21–1—1
Celtic2–40–21–1—1
Dundee United1–10–42–1–7
Falkirk3–20–11–11–24
Hamilton Academical2–00–21–03–09
Heart of Midlothian2–31–01–2–3
Hibernian1–01–41–1–4
Inverness CT2–13–22–12–210
Kilmarnock0–10–20–01–21
Rangers1–20–01–3–1
St Mirren2–10–00–23–17

Source: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League article

See also

References
  1. Motherwell Awarded European Place, BBC Sport, 26 May 2008
  2. Dons Welcome Returning Hero, BBC Sport, 12 June 2009
  3. Malcolm pens Well deal Sky Sports, 8 July 2008
  4. 'Well unveil double signing Motherwell F.C., 8 August 2008
  5. Motherwell seal Sutton transfer BBC Sport, 19 August 2008
  6. Well sign Slovak defender Klimpl BBC Sport, 1 September 2008
  7. Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy BBC Sport, 28 June 2008
  8. Nixon is Airdrie United new boy BBC Sport, 19 July 2008
  9. McGuire given Airdrie contract BBC Sport, 25 July 2008
  10. Blues loan keeper Krysiak to Well BBC Sport, 2 January 2009
  11. Motherwell sign loan duo Sky Sports, 2 February 2009
  12. Forbes and Pope head out on loan BBC Sport, 24 January 2009
  13. Ayr snap up midfielder Connolly BBC Sport, 17 January 2009
  14. Well's Porter agrees Derby move BBC Sport, 31 January 2009
  15. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2008-2009/scotprm/mother.htm
  16. Motherwell F.C. 2008–09 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
  17. Motherwell FC season 2008–09, Fir Park Corner
  18. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  19. The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
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